Wichita eagle., 1887-02-16
AMUSEN ENTS.
GARFIELD OPERA HOUSE.


| Peck's Bad Boy will carry on his mischiv-
Gus pranks here tomorrow night Thursday
with our old friends the Dutch groceryman,
the policeman, the pa, ma, and deacon
Laughter is good and healthy and we are
promised plenty of it. There are to be q
number of new features of mirth-pro vok-
| ing nature and the old expedients Of the flour
barrel, the tack on the chair, the Limburger
cheese. nolasses and roller skate order, even
| if they are worn, viii still provoke hearty
| laugh.
! Tickets on sale at Union Ticket Office.
EMMA ABBOTT OPERA FESTIVAL.
The plan OF tickets is now at the Union
Ticket office, and will probably be filed to-
day, when the contract viii be finally closed.
Some of the very best seats in the hall are
the chairs raised on a platform at the back
! of the hall, which viii be numbered and re-
served.
THE MUSEUM.
| Little Mabel ST. Clair made her first ap-
! pearance Monday night to crowded houses.
/ She is not regular Albino, having dark
eyes instead Of the pale pink iris that char
acterises that peculiar race. Mabel is not
the representative OF any race, but e won-
derful freak of nature. Her preternaturally
white growth of hair is OF surprising beauty.
Otto Deppar has a peculiar history, and
owes bis life to the surgical skill Of DIR. A.
B. Miles, of New Orleans. He is capable of
doing two things impossible TO others st
once. If lie had only been put together in
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at one time and only be a little more Won
full. The Chimney Corner is well rendered
and does credit to the actors. Many of the
scenes are very touching and viii b1 long re-
membered.
CRAWFORDS OPERA HOUSE.
Modern Godiva" was last night greeted
with larger audience than American
Born on thepreceding night.
This performance, which closes the en-
gagement of the Louie Lord company in this
city, was very well received by the audience
The actors were received with generous ap-
plause, Miss Lord and her leading man, Mr..
Carter, were at the end of the third act
called before the curtain.
BOOTH DRAMATIC CLUB
Meets at Miss Cora Mller's, 50I s. Lawrence
this evening. a full attendance is desired
as business of in ,rtance will be transac ted.
THE PEOPLES THEATRE
Onened with Deborah last night. The
hall was literally packed and hundreds
turned away From Miss Lees first ap-
pearance she established herself a favorite
in the second scene where she hurled anatha
mas upon the head of her lover the curtain
decended amidst thunders of applause. The
supporting company is excellent throughout,
evenly balanced, each and every one handl-
ing their parts in skillful manner. DE
borahn plays the remainder OF the week
and Saturday matinee.
KATE FIELD IS COMING.
Miss Field is now to the lecture platform
what Patti is to the lyric stage-simply peer
less and perfect, and unapproachable. She
has that extraordinary balance OF the Intel
lectual and artistic forces that enables her to
make her lecture of superb literary quality,
aud to deliver it with faultless grace OF man
ner and an impressiveness of presence, so 10
speak. that we have never seen equaied In
Miss Kate Field America has woman wor-
thy to be called an orator.-CleVeiand
Leader.